Saudi urges Iran to stop ‘meddling’ in neighbourhood
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Monday urged Iran to stop "meddling" in the affairs of the kingdom's…
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Merkel heads to Turkey in a bind over Europe’s refugee crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to Istanbul on Sunday desperate to secure Turkey's help in stemming the…
ISIS pays recruiters $10,000 per person: UN
The ISIS group is paying supporters up to $10,000 for each person that they recruit to wage jihad in Syria and…
Russia says getting ‘closer’ to deal with US to avoid Syria clashes
Moscow and Washington are getting closer to agreeing a deal to avoid clashes between their aircraft over Syria,…
White House says U.S. has “deep concerns” about violence in Israel
The White House said on Wednesday that it has "deep concerns" about violence in Israel and condemns the loss of…
Hezbollah chief backs Palestinian ‘intifada’
The head of Lebanon's powerful Shia Hezbollah movement on Wednesday backed the Palestinians in their clashes…
Kerry to visit Mideast in bid to calm Palestinian-Israeli tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he plans to travel to the Middle East to try to calm violence…
Three dead as Jerusalem sees bloodiest day in rising unrest
Jerusalem suffered its bloodiest day yet Tuesday in a wave of unrest, with at least three people killed and many…
China says Russia, US must avoid fighting proxy war in Syria
China's ruling Communist Party says the U.S. and Russia must avoid fighting a proxy war in Syria, chiding both for…
Clinton made mistake, didn’t harm national security
Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of a private email server to conduct government business when she served as secretary…